Siege of Samarkand (1497)
| Siege of Samarkand | |||||||
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| Part of Timurid–Uzbek wars Timurid civil wars | |||||||
Babur’s army storming Samarkand (1497) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Timurids of Ferghana Timurids of Bukhara |
Khanate of Bukhara Timurids of Samarkand | ||||||
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Zahir-ud-din Babur Sultan Ali Mirza |
Muhammad Shaybani Sultan Baysonqor Mirza | ||||||
The siege of Samarkand (1497) was a successful siege by the two armies of Emir Babur of Fergana and Sultan Ali of Bukhara of the city of Samarkand. In May 1497, the city was captured after seven months of siege.